The contribution of persistent soil seed banks and flooding to the restoration of alluvial meadows

Vécrin, M.P.; Grevilliot, F.; Müller, Serge

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2006.10.001

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“…The soil seed bank density in the abandoned slope lands were 4,832 and 6,997 seeds•m -2 respectively for 2011 and 2013, which are in the same order of magnitude as those reported in previous studies on the hill-gully Loess Plateau region (Bai et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2011a, b). These values are also in the range of seed densities reported for different types of grasslands (Ma et al, 2013;Vécrin et al, 2007). There was an increase in the soil seed bank density from 2011 to 2013, especially for A. hedinii Ostenf.…”

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Seed population dynamics on abandoned slopes in the hill and gully Loess Plateau region of China

Jiao

Wang

et al. 2016

Ecological Engineering

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Recovery of natural vegetation is an effective but slow approach to control the soil erosion in the Chinese hill and gully Loess Plateau region. As seed stage is particularly vulnerable to environmental conditions, characteristics of seed population should be needed to study for determining whether the recovery of natural vegetation is limited during this stage on the abandoned slopes in this region. The study was performed on three abandoned slopes in a watershed with an area of 8.27 km 2 in the Shaanxi province of China. The differences in soil seed banks were investigated in two different points in time, late March 2011 and early April 2013. Main factors of seed population dynamics, such as seed yield of dominant species, seed inputs by seed rain as well as seed outputs through seed loss by overland flow and seedling emergence, were monitored from late March 2011 to early April 2013. In this study, seed rain densities of the main later successional species, i.e., Lespedeza davurica (Laxm.) Schindl., Stipa bungeana Trin. and Artemisia gmelinii Web. ex Stechm.,

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Section: Seed Population Dynamicssupporting

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Seed population dynamics on abandoned slopes in the hill and gully Loess Plateau region of China

Jiao

Wang

et al. 2016

Ecological Engineering

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“…There are relatively few studies of riparian seed banks, and a variety of methodologies have been used (Brock & Rogers, 1998; Abernethy & Willby, 1999; Capon, 2003; Bagstad et al. , 2005; Casanova, 2007, 2009b; Vécrin, Grévilliot & Muller, 2007). Standardisation of sampling and assessment protocols would make studies more comparable in the future.…”

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Using water plant functional groups to investigate environmental water requirements

Casanova

2011

Freshwater Biology

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1. Analysis of the distribution and abundance of water plants can be a useful tool for determining the ecological water requirements of sites in a catchment. 2. Seed-bank and vegetation surveys of wetland and riparian sites were undertaken in the Angas River catchment in South Australia to determine the distribution and abundance of plants associated with riparian habitats. Plant species were allocated to water plant functional groups (WPFGs sensu Brock and Casanova, Frontiers in Ecology; Building the Links, 1997, Elsevier Science). In addition to the seven functional groups already recognised, three new groups containing submerged and woody growth forms were included in this study. 3. Cluster analysis of sites on the basis of species presence ⁄absence was compared with site clustering obtained from analysis of representation of WPFGs. Functional group analysis provided a similar segregation of species-poor sites to that resulting from analysis of species presence ⁄absence, but provided better resolution of clusters for species-rich sites. Three clusters of species-rich sites were delineated: riparian sites that require year-round permanent water but have fluctuating water levels, spatially and temporally variable riparian sites with shrubs and trees and temporary wetlands that dry annually. 4. Segregation of sites on the basis of functional group representation can provide information to managers about the water requirements of suites of species in different parts of the catchment. Knowledge of the environmental water requirements of sites within a catchment can help managers to prioritise water management options and delivery within that catchment.

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“…There are only a few published accounts in which native seed banks were used to successfully restore plant communities in grasslands (Crimmins and McPherson 2008;Cuevas and Zalba 2010;Dremann and Shaw 2002). Most studies indicate the opposite: existing seed banks alone are not adequate for grassland restoration (Fagan et al 2010;Rosburg et al 1994;Rosef 2008;Seabloom et al 2003;Vécrin et al 2007;Wellstein et al 2007;Zhan et al 2007). This is supported by a review of 102 seed bank studies in European plant communities, which revealed that restoration from seed banks alone is not feasible in most cases (Bossuyt and Honnay 2008).…”

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Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) Affects Vegetation More Than Seed Banks in Mixed-Grass Prairies of the Northern Great Plains

Haines

Larson

2013

Invasive plant sci. manag.

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Exotic plants have the ability to modify soil seed banks in habitats they invade, but little is known about the legacy of invasion on seed banks once an exotic plant has successfully been controlled. Natural areas previously invaded by leafy spurge in the northern Great Plains typically have one of two fates following its removal: a return of native plants, or a secondary invasion of other exotic plants. It is unknown, however, if this difference in plant communities following leafy spurge control is due to seed bank differences. To answer this question, we monitored seed banks and standing vegetation for 2 yr in mixed-grass prairies that were previously invaded by leafy spurge but controlled within 5 yr of our study. We found that native plant seed banks were largely intact in areas previously invaded by leafy spurge, regardless of the current living plant community, and leafy spurge invasion history had a larger impact on cover and diversity of the vegetation than on the seed banks. Differences in plant communities following leafy spurge control do not appear to be related to the seed banks, and soil conditions may be more important in determining trajectories of these postinvasion communities.

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The contribution of persistent soil seed banks and flooding to the restoration of alluvial meadows

Cited by 21 publications

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Seed population dynamics on abandoned slopes in the hill and gully Loess Plateau region of China

Seed population dynamics on abandoned slopes in the hill and gully Loess Plateau region of China

Using water plant functional groups to investigate environmental water requirements

Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) Affects Vegetation More Than Seed Banks in Mixed-Grass Prairies of the Northern Great Plains

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